The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-10-29
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Rnee street Is heinr cnrhed

Mr.. j. A. Webb went to Boston We'd
nesday on brief visit
The tax books for 1857 are now ready
for distribution at the town treasurer's
office.
The annual repairs on the Manton
avenue bridge have been in progress
this week.
Mr.. Geo. +. Boydcn, the dry goods
merchant, will soon begin work on his
new block on Manton avenue.
The high wind of Monday morning
blew down the awning in front of CORN
ley's news office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL. Phillips Of this
place, have returned from u brief visit
with friends at Moosup, Conn.
Next Monday is All Saints Day and
services will he held in both the Catholic
and Episcopal churches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Horton have re-
turned home from an extended trip
through Connecticut.
William II Shaw has lately taken the
position Of manager at George T..
Weaver's hardware store.
The Young Mems Literary and Social
Club will give its annual ball in Dyers'
Opera House, Thanksgiving eve.
Miss Annie ponley of the firm Of Donley
q McSoie returned this week from a
four months vacation spent in Minnesota.
Our school marms have been in at
tendance at the Rhode Island Institute
for Instruction the latter part Of this
week.
The Providence and Pawtucket foot
ball elevens will try conclusions on the
Eagle street grounds this Saturday
afternoon.
Geo. r. Watson & Co. the Arcade dry
goods dealers have an advertisement in
this paper this week that is worthy Of
careful perusal.
Quite n number of the residents Of this
place attended the reception rendered the
Irish members of Parliament. at Music
Hall, Providence, last week.
new mail cart broke down on High
street near the Junction Sunday night
about o'clock and another vehicle was
procured at NORM Bros.
Now is the time to register, and don't
delay the important matter of registering
until TO late to vote. Remember that in
1888 a Presidential election takes place.
Mr.. John Winstanly, the well known
concertina soloist of this place, was
among the talent that appeared at the
Windsor Theater, Boston, last Sunday
evening.
Mr.. T.. w. Walsh, the local correspond
ent of the Telegram, has removed his
sanctum from the Olneyville Pharmacy,
to Room 3 upstairs in the new Stokes
Block.
Mr.. Frank l.. Olney, lately employed
i'll the freight department Of the Provi-
dence g. Springfield X. r., has accepted n
position as book-keeper for John M.
Dean & Co.
Albert Melhum, boy IL years old
had his hand badly crushed in a card, at
the Providence worsted Mill on Friday
afternoon Of last week. He was attend
ed by Doctor Wyman.
Mr.. James Heenan who has been con-
nected with the Providence Opera House
for the past two years, is with the above
favorite place of amusement for the sea-
Sons of 'S7 and 'SS.
On Saturday evening wayfarer. who
had evidently been freely imbibing,
dropped bottle containing some kind
of liquor on the sidewalk in front OF
the Rhode Island Shoe Store.
Olneyville contains as many alleged
actors of the side show character. as
kitchen bar-rooms, the police should keep
the actors on the move, or arrest them as
vagrants, like the kitchen bar rooms
they are nuisances.
On Wednesday morning daughter was
born to Mr. and Mrs James Murray Mr..
Murray il well known as the efficient
book keeper and manager at Kennedy
Il Coughs store.
The Young Mems Mutual Improvement
Society connected with the Harris avenue
church, had mock trial instead Of =
debate at their meeting on Monday even
ing which proved very interesting and
amusing.
1t is reported upon good authority,
that the Union Railroad Company intend
TO extend the rails Of the Plainfeld street
route TO Thornton, the coming spring
II the company carry out its plans, il will
be sure Of good patronage.
II is rumored that one Of our old and
sterling temperance organizations is on
the eve Of disbandment. The organza-
ton should infuse little enthusiasm in
some OF the dead material Of the members
and keep the society in existence.
Rev G. L. Goodell lectured on "Hts'
in the Harris avenue NJ. f.. church last
Friday evening. The church was filed
with an sppreciatiye audience. This
Friday evening is the second lecture in
the course, "Other Mems Shoes" by Rev,